Category: keepingmyeyesonJesus

02.01.2024

29⁰F NNE7mph SR0720 SS1713

Morning Offering given

Village sleeping

Coffee brewing

The man & Chopper sleeping

Vacation has begun

New month

Time to take note of your old one. Is your relationship with Christ becoming more intimate? Or are you just going thru the motions? When’s the last time you entered the confessional? When’s the last time you took a hard, upclose, personal look at yourself? When’s the last time you prayed for your spouse or significant other? How’s that relationship going? Your children, do you pray for them daily? Your priest, do you pray for him daily? Your President? Your mayor? Council? Church board? Friends? How many of us have good intentions and fall short? Do you say a prayer passing the church? Cemetery? When a schoolbus, ambulance, firetruck, or squadcar passes? When’s the last time you visited/prayed for your parents, grandparents, Godparents, Godchildren, or other significant people in your life? There’s still time… start today.

Know you are prayed for.

01.26.2024

32°F freezing rain/fog SR0726 SS1705

Morning Offering given

Village shrouded in fog and wet

Coffee good

Chopper out and in

The man headed out to pick up at the hospital and take home

I’m headed to Boscobel this morning to drop off and back later in afternoon

Let’s talk about the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers. https://www.archconfraternityofchristianmothers.com/our-patroness It would seem to me that this would be the right time for mothers to unite and pray for their children as well as their priests. Perhaps combining it with this. https://www.catholicapostolatecenterfeastdays.org/feast-days-and-solemnities/our-lady-of-sorrows#:~:text=These%20are%20known%20as%20the,one%20of%20the%20Seven%20Sorrows. It is time to take care of our families and clergy.

Know you are prayed for.

01.08.2024

25°F overcast SE14mph SR0736 SS1643

Morning Offering given

Village silent for a few more minutes

Coffee good

Chopper out and in warming overstuffed in the office

The man still sleeps

Yesterday I worked on my bible study lesson for tomorrow. I find the class interesting and informative. 

Intermittent Fasting…1227 hours overall of fasting. This week will be a big challenge for me. Eating time is from 1600-2000 hrs. Water intake is always a challenge for me. The fit of my clothes is changing enough to feel it and smile. Dropping of pounds is slow about a pound a week. I am in week 11 of a 25-week plan to complete the plan and accomplish the weight loss continues to be the goal. Overall, I feel better, am sleeping better (CPAP in place), knees are improving (most days). I continue to offer it all up for the souls in purgatory who need it the most.

February is fast approaching. That is the month the man and I will be taking off to wander to the south for a few days spent with DS#4 and his family. As well as spending time with DD#5 and her husband. From the sounds of things, we will be pulling DD’s self-contained down and parking it. We may wander into Nebraska and then into South Dakota before we return home.

Happy Bday to DS#3…time flies.

Today we celebrate “The Baptism of the Lord”

Which reminds me, of my thoughts on yesterday’s homily given by Bishop Flock of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia. Who was born and raised right here in my neck of the woods. I did not appreciate his blanket reproach of those here in the USA who are skeptical of the way Pope Francis is conducting himself. I give respect for the office of the Pope as well as for the office of the Bishop but let me remind you those offices are held by humans who have a tendency to put themselves first (something Christ never did).  The cause of sin and shame are rooted in pride and disobedience. We ourselves are to blame, God offered the gift, and we decided to do things our way. The choice is between obeying God or one’s own desires. This has been the human struggle since the garden. The skeptisim comes due to Pope Francis and what he desires to happen, thus creating scandal and deception for the faithful who know and understand the 10 commandments. Nuff said.

Know you are prayed for.

01.07.2024

28°F WNW7mph SR 0736 SS 1641

Morning Offering given

Village silent and peaceful

Coffee good

This morning I sit here grateful for what God has blest me with in this life. He has been very good to me. This year, the man and I will celebrate 50 yrs of marriage, the wedding seems just yesterday as I look back through “Jesus-colored” glasses. When I look back through human eyes I see all the rocky parts, the mistakes, the pains and the doubts. I’ll stick with the “Jesus” sight. That view is full of love and tenderness.

This morning I read Fr Jeffrey Kirby’s article on “In Today’s Church, Who is Evangelizing Whom?” I will post the link later. Take the time to give it a thought.

Go see Jesus today.

Know you are prayed for.

12.22.2023

36⁰F overcast SE@5mph SR0734 SS1628

Morning Offering given

Village silent

Coffee good

The man cooking

Chopper out & in waiting for the boy to return from work.

Saint of the day… St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Well, here we are. In 3 days we celebrate Christmas. The birth of Jesus Christ, son of God. Have you taken the time to realize that without noting his birth, life, death, and resurrection, there is absolutely nothing different about this time of year than any other time of year?

Have you also realized this time of year can bring out the worst things?

There are many walking wounded in the holiday season. I suspect it is because we have been conditioned to believe extravagant spending on gifts is necessary to show someone we love them or to indicate our success in life. This is a lie. Don’t swallow it. Don’t buy into the worldly thinking of $$ = success, love, importance, and acceptance. It is a lie, one the great deceiver wants you to believe.

May you find the love of Christ this Christmas season.

Know you are prayed for.

12.18.2023

26⁰F cloudy NNW@21mph SR0732 SS1627

Morning Offering given

Village icy

The man sleeps

Coffee good

New week has begun. The Christmas frenzy is notably more intense. What a shame it is mostly the rush for physical things.

Slow yourself. Ponder your relationship to Christ. For he and his sacrifice for you are the only reason this holiday exists.

I am asking you to pray for an unnamed intention.

Know you are prayed for.

Advent 2023

Magi… Wisemen… 3 Kings

Gaspar (or Caspar) wears a green cloak and a gold crown with green jewels. He is the King of Sheba. Gaspar represents the Frankincense brought to Jesus.
Melchior has long white hair and a white beard and wears a gold cloak. He is the King of Arabia. …
Balthazar has a black beard and wears a purple cloak. He is the King of Tarse and Egypt. …

They will begin their journey to the Christ babe as soon as his star appears in the sky.

If one looks at the Magi story, the murder of innocents, and scripture regarding where they found Christ and who was present, their journey may have taken 3 yrs.

Advent is the perfect time for you to begin your journey to the Christ babe.

1st Sunday in Advent

I attended St Anne’s Lancing, TN

11.13.2023

33⁰F clear WNW@10mph SR0654 SS1639

Morning Offering given

Village waking

No coffee this week. I’m doing a caffeine free week challenge.  May God have mercy on those around me.

Week 5, period 4-Intermittent Fasting – down 8.6 #, clothes fitting looser, still struggling with the water intake, still haven’t measured, still not active enough. Less joint pain.

Cpap finished night 4, another morning headache, ridiculously dry mouth & nose (even with humidity turned up), dry cough has started. Sleeping on back is an issue. I am a side sleeper, which messes with the seal on the mask. Also, have an open mouth. They want me to use a chin strap… I will not! The full mask is irritating enough. 😒

Today’s devotion, “the angel & the shepards”  St. Luke 2:8-12. Help me, my God, to make a good meditation,  and to consecrate to thee all my thoughts and resolutions. Jesus wishes to be mySavior and Redeemer.  He took upon himself my weak nature. He knows, in spite of my good intentions, my weakness is yielding at the first difficulty.

The day will be a steady one.

Know you are prayed for.